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  • One in three students faces cyberbullying, say educators, psychologists

    Kolkata: One out of every three children is bullied online, a growing concern highlighted by experts during a seminar at Rotary Sadan on Friday. Education experts gathered to discuss ways to eradicate this social vice.The panel discussion, ‘Bullying in ...

    1 August 2026 Times of India
    Mountains of cash & gold, 242 vehicles, 7 houses, 2 petrol pumps: CM Suvendu Adhikari lists Tulu Mondal's assets

    KOLKATA: Rs 150 crore in cash, gold and assets including 242 vehicles, two petrol pumps, seven houses, a farmhouse, and counting. The list constitutes only a part of Birbhum stone mining baron Tulu Mondal’s properties. Reading out the details ...

    1 August 2026 Times of India
    Tripura DGP death: SIT in Delhi for probe

    Agartala: Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing death of Tripura DGP Anurag Dhankar, who was found hanging in his office washroom on July 20, has reached New Delhi to interact with family members and collect evidence.Team comprises Amtali Police Station ...

    1 August 2026 Times of India
    Cops flag TMC July 21 meeting violation, HC issues warning

    Kolkata: A report by the joint commissioner of Kolkata Police to Calcutta High Court on Friday noted that the Mamata Banerjee faction of Trinamool occupied both flanks of Cathedral Road during its July 21 Martyrs’ Day meeting, contrary to ...

    1 August 2026 Times of India
    Bangladesh names new envoys in Kolkata

    Kolkata: Bangladesh has appointed Md Khaled as deputy high commissioner in Kolkata, while former journalist Umme Marufa is expected to join next week as first secretary (press), becoming the first woman to hold the post at the mission.Khaled, a ...

    1 August 2026 Times of India
    ITC Q1 net profit falls 27% on higher cigarette taxes, revenue up 28%

    Kolkata: Higher taxes on cigarettes pulled ITC’s Q1 net profit down 27% to Rs 3,578 crore against Rs 4,910 crore recorded in the corresponding period last fiscal. The revenue, however, rose 28% to Rs 27,588 crore from Rs 21,731 ...

    1 August 2026 Times of India
    Peerless eyes Rs 500cr revenue from hosp biz

    Kolkata: Peerless Group is hoping that its hospital subsidiary will alone cross the Rs 500-crore mark by the end of this fiscal. The group as a whole had a revenue of Rs 500 crore four years back, and it ...

    1 August 2026 Times of India
    Rs 47 cr deposited in cloud kitchen owner’s a/c

    Kolkata: Police, bank officials and the I-T department have launched a probe after an unexplained Rs 47 crore was credited to the bank account of a cloud kitchen owner in Beleghata.The account holder, Nupur Gupta, who runs a home-delivery ...

    1 August 2026 Times of India
    Bengal govt to launch unified digital parking system in Kolkata

    Kolkata: The state govt will introduce a “one-side parking” system across Kolkata and bring the city’s parking network under a unified digital platform, urban development and municipal affairs minister Agnimitra Paul said on Friday.A dedicated app will provide real-time ...

    1 August 2026 Times of India
    ED searches at premises linked to ex-MLA

    Kolkata: ED has conducted searches at 12 spots across Kolkata and adjoining areas, including at least two premises linked to former Trinamool MLA Sabyasachi Datta, who is now in police custody.Datta was arrested last month for alleged extortion.

    1 August 2026 Times of India
    BJP begins Nandigram, Rejinagar bypoll prep

    Kolkata: Bengal BJP has already started preparing for the Nandigram and Rejinagar assembly bypolls — still more than two months away. Party general secretary Jyotirmay Singh Mahato has been assigned charge of Nandigram. BJP vice president Prabal Raha will ...

    1 August 2026 Times of India
    Govt may ask Supreme Court for date extension for teacher recruitment

    Kolkata: The state may appeal to the SC for an extension of the deadline if it fails to complete the recruitment of assistant teachers for classes 9 to 12, according to the apex court order.School education minister Dipak Barman ...

    31 July 2026 Times of India
    State appoints EC, court members to 14 universities

    Kolkata: The state higher education department on Thursday issued a notification, appointing its nominees to ECs and courts of 14 state-run universities. The nominees to these universities are WBCS and IAS officers from the department and their tenure is ...

    31 July 2026 Times of India
    Govt to procure eggs for midday meal at state schools: State school education minister Dipak Barman

    Kolkata: The govt would procure eggs for midday meals at state schools but the logistics would be decided later, school education minister Dipak Barman indicated on Thursday at Bikash Bhavan.Barman declined to elaborate on the logistics as chief minister ...

    31 July 2026 Times of India
    Probe claim of forced protest participation: Jadavpur University students to vice-chancellor

    Kolkata: Jadavpur University students on Thursday met vice-chancellor Chiranjib Bhattacharjee, asking for an investigation into CM Suvendu Adhikari’s claim that hostel boarders were forced to take part in the protest against the NEET paper leak and make the report ...

    31 July 2026 Times of India
    Rs 15,000 crore revenue leak in Birbhum under previous TMC rule: Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari

    KOLKATA: West Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari on Friday alleged a Rs 15,000 crore revenue leak in Birbhum over the past 15 years, claiming the alleged corruption could not have taken place without the support of the previous government.Speaking ...

    31 July 2026 Times of India
    The funniest group chat names take centre stage this Friendship Day

    Friendship Day celebrations this year are taking inspiration from one of the most familiar parts of modern friendships, the WhatsApp group chat. Marking the occasion, SOCIAL is hosting an initiative that invites friend groups to share the names of ...

    31 July 2026 Times of India
    First TCS AI excellence centre in eastern India opens at HITK

    Kolkata: Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) opened its first centre of excellence in AI in eastern India at Heritage Institute of Technology, Kolkata (HITK) on Friday. Talks are on for two such centres at IIEST and Jadavpur University.The centre, built ...

    31 July 2026 Times of India
    Bengal terror plot: Suspected JeM terrorist arrested, surveillance info of Suvendu Adhikari found

    BURDWAN: A suspected member of the banned terror group Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) has been arrested in West Bengal's Purba Bardhaman district, news agency PTI reported on Friday.The Special Task Force (STF) of the West Bengal police arrested Hamid Mondal from ...

    31 July 2026 Times of India
    Veteran vocalist passes away after heart attack

    Kolkata: Bengal lost a definitive pillar of its classical music heritage with the passing of Sangeetacharya Amiya Ranjan Bandyopadhyay on Guru Purnima. The city is left mourning the centenarian maestro whose life was measured not just in years, but ...

    31 July 2026 Times of India
    Family gets IIT-Kgp prof’s body after post-mortem probe

    : The post-mortem of Deepak Reddy Pullaguram, the deceased assistant professor at IIT Kharagpur, was concluded under strict videography at the Midnapore Medical College Hospital on Thursday. Following a magisterial inquest and the autopsy, police collected samples for a ...

    31 July 2026 Times of India
    Calcutta HC seeks report on Baruipur encounter

    Kolkata: Calcutta High Court on Thursday sought a report from the district police regarding the encounter of Prabhas Mondal, the prime accused in the Baruipur rape and murder of a minor.The division bench of Acting Chief Justice (ACJ) Tapabrata ...

    31 July 2026 Times of India
    Campus wary after Centre circulates ISI Bill among MPs

    Kolkata: The Centre circulated the Indian Statistical Institute Bill, 2026, aimed at bringing a comprehensive statutory framework for the institute, among MPs on Wednesday.The bill has raised suspicion among institute students and faculty members on the possibility of the ...

    31 July 2026 Times of India
    Jadavpur MLA didn’t help: Plaint over shop ownership

    Kolkata: Jadavpur resident Pratima Roy came to Janatar Darbar on Thursday to allege that her shop has been occupied by outsiders, and that she had failed to get it back even after seeking intervention of BJP MLA Sarbari Mukherjee.Roy ...

    31 July 2026 Times of India
    Citizens attend Janatar Darbar to thank CM after getting back property

    Kolkata: An 81-year-old Bhowanipore resident, Prabir Mukherjee, who was allegedly cheated by Joy Kamdar, one of the accused in the land grab case, and who lodged a complaint with chief minister Suvendu Adhikari at Janatar Darbar on May 25, ...

    31 July 2026 Times of India
    Exp train passengers get own gate at Sealdah stn

    Kolkata: Eastern Railway on Thursday inaugurated a “Central Gate” at Sealdah station for faster access to mail and express trains. It is also planning an exclusive area for long-distance passengers to get app cabs.“The fifth gate will ease passenger ...

    31 July 2026 Times of India
    Kolkata Police unveils new uniform for female patrol squad

    Kolkata: The city police has unveiled a new look for its all-women scooter patrol team, Durga Suraksha Vahini. Formerly known as Winners, the unit is transitioning from the standard all-white police attire to a custom-designed uniform and specialised safety ...

    31 July 2026 Times of India
    ‘Go back to school, tech helps both cops, traffickers’

    Kolkata: Technology and social media have become aides of both cops and traffickers, an analysis of recent events across Bengal shows, with Malda and South 24 Parganas among the worst affected. Anti-trafficking NGOs working in Bengal revealed the study ...

    31 July 2026 Times of India
    Couple found dead in Salt Lake home

    Kolkata: An elderly couple from Salt Lake, who had been suffering from prolonged illnesses, was found dead in their bed on Thursday morning, with froth around their mouths. Their son and daughter-in-law had been away for a day.Although no ...

    31 July 2026 Times of India
    State to align school syllabus with NEP 2020, introduce it in 2028

    Kolkata: State schools would have a revised syllabus from primary to higher secondary levels, aligned with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, state education minister Dipak Barman announced on Thursday.The school education department recently formed a new syllabus-cum-curriculum committee ...

    31 July 2026 Times of India
    Lift high-rise construction ban, urge realtors as audit deadline ends today

    Kolkata: The real estate industry in Kolkata has urged the state govt to lift the embargo on high-rise construction projects immediately, arguing that the audit of projects in the city and adjoining districts can continue alongside regulated work at ...

    31 July 2026 Times of India
    State schools need not change white-blue colour of uniform, building

    Kolkata: The white-and-blue colour of state school uniforms and state school buildings did not need to change, provided the ‘Biswa-Bangla’ logo was removed, state school education minister Dipak Barman clarified on Thursday at Bikash Bhavan.“If a school has a ...

    31 July 2026 Times of India
    Cops bust phone-theft racket, find kingpin is conductor

    Kolkata: Cops have busted a mobile phone theft racket operating on public buses, arresting the alleged kingpin —a bus conductor who harassed female passengers to steal their valuables.Accused Imran Hossen alias Sonu, from Maheshtala, was arrested on July 27. ...

    31 July 2026 Times of India
    Suvendu 2nd poorest CM after Omar: ADR report

    Kolkata: Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari has the second lowest declared assets among the chief ministers of the country’s 28 states and three Union Territories, according to a report by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR).Adhikari declared assets worth ...

    31 July 2026 Times of India
    Samik urges Suvendu to pursue Centre’s chemical parks scheme, pitches Singur as preferred location

    Kolkata: Bengal BJP president Samik Bhattacharya on Thursday urged CM Suvendu Adhikari to pursue Centre’s chemical parks scheme, calling it a “rare opportunity” to revive large-scale industrialisation in Bengal.In a letter to the CM, Bhattacharya suggested that Singur be ...

    31 July 2026 Times of India
    Kolkata Police upgrades Lalbazar lockup with CCTV

    Kolkata: In a major security and operational overhaul at police headquarters, Kolkata Police is upgrading surveillance and detention protocols at the sensitive Lalbazar Central Lockup.Following a security review, police have decided to install 54 new CCTV cameras to monitor ...

    31 July 2026 Times of India
    Man distracts NGO staff, steals phones

    Kolkata: An unidentified man allegedly sneaked into an NGO office in central Kolkata and stole multiple high-end mobile phones after distracting employees during office hours on Wednesday.The theft occurred between 3.25 pm and 4 pm at Sarba Shanti Ayog, ...

    31 July 2026 Times of India
    Probe lens on 2 docs over medical negligence death

    Kolkata: Police have launched a probe against two doctors attached to a prominent private hospital in the city following allegations of medical negligence that led to the death of a 49-year-old woman.The investigation was initiated after the woman’s husband, ...

    31 July 2026 Times of India
    Cops arrest Tullu’s bro-in-law after raid uncovers Rs 28 crore cash, 15kg gold

    Suri: Police on Thursday arrested stone trader Tullu Mondal’s (alias Mohammad Najibuddin) manager and brother-in-law Minar following an overnight raid and sealed his residence in Birbhum’s Deocha village.Tullu figured in a CBI probe into a cattle smuggling case and ...

    31 July 2026 Times of India
    Watch: Commuters jump off local train as overhead wire snaps at Kolkata's Dakshineswa railway station

    KOLKATA: Panic gripped commuters at Dakshineswar railway station in Kolkata after an overhead electric wire snapped with a loud bang, disrupting train services.Videos from the scene show passengers jumping out of a local train and running to safety moments ...

    31 July 2026 Times of India
    Sandip Ghosh gets pergola atop home razed

    Kolkata: Former RG Kar Medical College principal Sandip Ghosh on Thursday got the illegally constructed pergola atop his G+3 Badan Roy Lane house demolished, 45 days after KMC served him a notice.The notice followed a hearing and physical inspection ...

    31 July 2026 Times of India
    2 NCPI MPs ‘want to rejoin TMC’, another ‘in talks’

    Kolkata: Two Trinamool MPs who switched over to NCPI – Abu Taher Khan and Khalilur Rahman – got in touch with veteran TMC MP Saugata Roy on Wednesday, a day after skipping the NDA parliamentary meeting, sparking speculation about ...

    31 July 2026 Times of India
    Jaldapara forest staff receive Gaj Gaurav Award for elephant, rhino rescues

    Jalpaiguri: Seven forest staffers of Jaldapara National Park will receive the Gaj Gaurav Award from the Union ministry of environment, forest and climate change for their role in rescuing elephants and rhinos during the devastating north Bengal floods of ...

    31 July 2026 Times of India
    RBU gets interim VC

    Kolkata: Sandip Chakraborty has been appointed the interim vice-chancellor of Rabindra Bharati University for six months. Chakraborty is the dean of faculty of visual arts. Former VC Sonali Chakravarti Banerjee resigned on June 4. Since then, the post has ...

    30 July 2026 Times of India
    Govt plans revamp, renaming of Mullick Ghat: Min

    Kolkata: The govt is planning to refurbish and rename Mullick Ghat flower market, under Howrah bridge off Strand Road, state minister of IT, science and technology, and biotechnology Kalyan Chakrabarti said on Wednesday. The redevelopment of the market will ...

    30 July 2026 Times of India
    Calcutta High Court directs state to report on protest guidelines

    Kolkata: Calcutta High Court on Wednesday directed the state to file a report on “uniform state guidelines on conduct of rallies or demonstrations or protests” over a case by a digital media journalist alleging assault during the July 24 ...

    30 July 2026 Times of India
    IIT Kharagpur professor Surjya K Pal awarded prestigious ANRF J C Bose Grant for AI-driven smart manufacturing research

    KOLKATA: IIT Kharagpur professor Surjya K. Pal, also dean (Research & Development), has been awarded the J. C. Bose Grant by the Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF), Government of India.The ANRF J. C. Bose Grant is among India’s most ...

    30 July 2026 Times of India
    Rs 50 crore in cash and gold: How a retired bus driver became a ‘revenue collector’ in TMC-era stone trade

    SURI: Two trunkloads of cash, gold bars and biscuits worth around Rs 21.5 crore, and bundles of currency that crossed Rs 28.5 crore — the staggering haul from a two-storey house in Birbhum's Deucha village has put the spotlight ...

    30 July 2026 Times of India
    Exide sees 27% YoY jump in Q1 net, turnover marks 17% rise

    Kolkata: Exide Industries has registered a 27.1% year-on-year jump in Q1 net profit, from Rs 320 crore to Rs 407 crore. The Q1 turnover of the company was up by 17.6% to Rs 5,305 crore, from Rs 4,510 crore ...

    30 July 2026 Times of India
    Interfaith wedding takes place in Uluberia under police protection after Calcutta High Court order

    Kolkata: Baishali Saha (31) and Akram Khan (34) finally tied the knot on Wednesday afternoon in a small ceremony, attended by three witnesses, a marriage registrar and around 10 Uluberia cops. The interfaith couple, who faced resistance from some ...

    30 July 2026 Times of India
    Fake cop cons trader of goods worth Rs 84,000

    Kolkata: A small-scale trader from Bansdroni, who sells cigarettes, was cheated of his fares, worth over Rs 84,000, after a man, posing as a Kolkata Police officer, fled with his goods.Prashanta Karmakar lodged a complaint at the Bansdroni PS, ...

    30 July 2026 Times of India
    CM: Will recruit 50k school teachers, staffers & college faculty this fiscal

    Kolkata: The Bengal govt will recruit 50,000 school teachers, staff members, and college faculty in a phased manner in this financial year, CM Suvendu Adhikari announced at the Nabanna conference hall on Wednesday. He was speaking at a programme ...

    30 July 2026 Times of India
    IIT-Kgp prof found hanging, cops probe suicide angle

    Kharagpur/Kolkata: A professor was found hanging in his quarters at IIT Kharagpur on Wednesday. Deepak Reddy Pullaguram (36) from Hyderabad, an assistant professor at the electrical engineering department, joined the institute in Sept 2022. He was also the warden ...

    30 July 2026 Times of India
    Soham faces new legal plaint over film investment

    Kolkata: Actor and former Trinamool Congress MLA Soham Chakraborty faces new legal trouble after a businessman lodged a written complaint against him at Tollygunge’s Charu Market police station on Tuesday.The complainant alleged that he invested Rs 68 lakh in ...

    30 July 2026 Times of India
    Death certificate backlog grows to 7,000 in Kolkata

    Kolkata: Over 7,000 and counting. That is the number of bereaved families who have been denied death certificates after cremating or burying their near and dear ones since Saturday. The pile-up of death certificates at the city’s 15 crematoriums ...

    30 July 2026 Times of India
    11,000 applicants wait for copies of birth certificates

    Kolkata: Sambit Ghosh, a resident of Amherst Street, wants a digital copy of the birth certificate for his son so that he can produce it at the local police station for his son’s passport. Though Ghosh has applied for ...

    30 July 2026 Times of India
    Bengal appoints Naveen Prakash as 7th Pay Commission chairman

    Kolkata: Bengal govt has appointed retired IAS officer Naveen Prakash as the chairperson of the state’s 7th Pay Commission, replacing Atanu Chakraborty, former secretary to govt of India in the Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, with immediate ...

    30 July 2026 Times of India
    Sergeant sent off duty after bribery, harass plaint

    Kolkata: A private bus owner from South 24 Parganas, Lal Mohan Das, has lodged a complaint against a Kolkata police traffic sergeant, Jagannath Soren, alleging bribery, harassment, and the unlawful imposition of traffic fine on Tuesday morning following a ...

    30 July 2026 Times of India
    Complete e-KYC before Aug 16 for LPG subsidy

    Kolkata: Domestic LPG consumers who fail to complete Aadhaar-based electronic Know Your Customer (e-KYC) verification by Aug 16 may lose access to subsidised household LPG cylinders and could end up paying higher prices. In Kolkata, a 14.2-kg domestic LPG ...

    30 July 2026 Times of India
    Egg to stay on school meal menu after Iskcon takeover: CM

    Kolkata: Govt schools in Kolkata Municipal Corporation area will continue to serve boiled eggs with midday meals even after Iskcon takes over the programme and starts supplying vegetarian food from Saturday, chief minister Suvendu Adhikari said at Nabanna on ...

    30 July 2026 Times of India
    Birbhum haul: Rs 28.5 crore & counting, Rs 21.5 crore in gold

    Suri: Birbhum police on Wednesday raided the house of a retired govt bus driver in Deucha village and seized gold bars and biscuits worth around Rs 21.5 crore, along with two trunkloads of cash. The cash haul had crossed ...

    30 July 2026 Times of India
    Sarobar benches to get cover in phases

    Kolkata: Following requests from morning walkers and lake regulars to minister Agnimitra Paul, the Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority has started installing iron sheds over the benches at Rabindra Sarobar.Some of the benches will be reserved for the elderly and ...

    30 July 2026 Times of India
    Depression dissipates but rain to go on: Met

    Kolkata: The deep depression that was causing frequent rain spells has moved away from the region. However, the monsoon trough persisting over parts of Bengal will continue to cause light to moderate rain in parts of south Bengal the ...

    30 July 2026 Times of India
    Madan keeps ED date

    Kolkata: Kamarhati MLA Madan Mitra on Wednesday appeared before the ED in connection with an ongoing probe into an alleged municipal recruitment scam. Earlier, Mitra’s sons and wife had appeared before the agency.“A govt agency can interrogate anyone it ...

    30 July 2026 Times of India
    Mercstone teams up with Thai co Assara to make e-scooters in Bengal

    Kolkata: City-headquartered Mercstone International Pvt Ltd and Thailand-based Assara Electric Co have partnered to set up an electric scooter manufacturing unit in Bengal, the companies announced on Wednesday. The facility will see phased investment of around Rs 250 crore.Bengal ...

    30 July 2026 Times of India
    IIT-Kharagpur professor found hanging in staff quarters

    KOLKATA: Panic prevailed on IIT-Kharagpur campus after a professor was found dead at his staff quarters on Wednesday, news agency PTI reported.The deceased was identified as Dr Deepak Reddy Pullaguram (36), an assistant professor in the department of electrical ...

    30 July 2026 Times of India
    Manipal Health IPO sees 15% subscription on opening day

    Kolkata: The Rs 8,000-crore IPO of Manipal Health Enterprises Ltd witnessed a subdued response on opening day, with the issue being subscribed 15% overall.According to stock exchange data, the IPO received bids for 1.3 crore equity shares against 9 ...

    30 July 2026 Times of India
    Probe report on unrecognised madrasas submitted

    Kolkata: The teams set up by the Bengal govt to map unrecognised madrasas in 12 districts submitted its report to the minority affairs and madrasa education department on Wednesday.“The teams have recommended a detailed probe into the sources of ...

    30 July 2026 Times of India
    Calcutta high court seeks West Bengal govt status report on probe into July 24 NEET protest violence

    KOLKATA: The Calcutta high court on Wednesday directed the West Bengal government to submit a status report on the investigation into the violence that erupted during a Left student organisations' protest over the NEET paper leak in Kolkata on ...

    30 July 2026 Times of India
    Gorkha Janmukti Morcha urges Bengal govt to appoint GLP as Home Guards

    Kolkata / Darjeeling: Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) on Wednesday urged the Bengal govt to appoint members of the Gorkhaland Personnel (GLP) as Home Guards, saying volunteers who supported the Gorkhaland movement deserve govt jobs.GJM president Bimal Gurung and general ...

    30 July 2026 Times of India
    Mamata demands swift end to EC’s party status inquiry, Kalyan hints at SC move

    Kolkata: Trinamool chief Mamata Banerjee has written to the Election Commission demanding the immediate conclusion of an inquiry into the party’s recognition status in Bengal, Meghalaya and Tripura, arguing that granting further time to rebel faction neta and Uluberia ...

    30 July 2026 Times of India
    Sebaashray case: Cops serve notice at Abhishek PA’s house

    Kolkata: Trinamool MP Abhishek Banerjee’s personal assistant Sumit Roy was served a legal notice at his New Alipore residence by police in relation to alleged non-payment of resort dues linked to Sebaashray. Roy was not at home, and the ...

    30 July 2026 Times of India
    KMC inspects Abhishek Banerjee property for unauthorised construction

    Kolkata: A team of officials from Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) on Wednesday inspected Shantiniketan, a property allegedly owned or co-owned by Trinamool MP Abhishek Banerjee, his family or his company, as part of an inquiry into alleged unauthorised construction. ...

    30 July 2026 Times of India
    KMC appoints 16 borough-level officials as registrars to issue death certificates

    Kolkata: Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) on Tuesday appointed 16 borough-level officials as registrars and gave them the authority to issue birth and death certificates. The move came days after sub-registrars posted at crematoriums were stopped from issuing death certificates.The ...

    29 July 2026 Times of India
    After Delhi & Mumbai, Kolkata airport to shift app-cab zone to basement

    Kolkata: The airport authorities are working on a major traffic circulation revamp to ease congestion on the arrival-level driveway. A key proposal is to shift the app-cab boarding area to the lower basement and use an underutilised basement carriageway ...

    29 July 2026 Times of India
    Muslim man booked for climbing ‘Rath’ in shoes for reel, court sets ‘wash its steps’ as bail condition

    Kalna: Arrested on charges of hurting religious sentiments for making a reel while climbing a parked ‘Rath’ wearing shoes on Sunday, two days after ‘Ulto Rath’ yatra, a court in East Burdwan’s Kalna granted bail to a Muslim youth ...

    29 July 2026 Times of India
    HC allows probe against BJP MLA Pranat Tudu

    Kolkata: Calcutta High Court on Wednesday permitted police to continue investigation in a 2024 case filed against Binpur BJP MLA Pranat Tudu but barred cops from taking any coercive action without the court’s approval till Oct 12.Seeking a quashing ...

    29 July 2026 Times of India
    Grievance cells to take load off ‘Mukho Mukhi’

    Kolkata: To tackle several complaints on different civic issues on the 'Mukho Mukhi' redress platform, a grievance cell will be introduced and a nodal officer will be appointed for all the municipal corporations and urban local bodies to take ...

    29 July 2026 Times of India
    No delimitation draft yet, KMC misses July 27 deadline

    Kolkata: Even 48 hours after the deadline set for submitting a draft report on the findings of the ongoing delimitation survey for Kolkata, no report was submitted at KMC till Tuesday evening.According to a KMC official, though discussions and ...

    29 July 2026 Times of India
    Test boost for cave-in zone reconstruction

    Kolkata: Engineers have overcome a technical challenge that will pave the way for reconstruction of houses that had collapsed following multiple cave-in incidents at Bowbazar in 2019 and 2022 during the East-West Metro construction.With deep foundation ruled out due ...

    29 July 2026 Times of India
    Youth held for ₹31 lakh gold theft

    Kolkata: The anti-burglary unit of the detective department has arrested a 21-year-old youth, Asif Hossain, after gold ornaments and cash were stolen from a house in Ekbalpore.The incident occurred on July 16, when the residents were away. The victim, ...

    29 July 2026 Times of India
    Disabled woman in hospital after attack by neighbour’s dog

    Kolkata: A criminal case has been registered at the Jorabagan Police Station against a resident of Kali Krishna Tagore Street in Jorasanko after his pet dog allegedly attacked and severely injured a woman with disabilities inside an apartment building.The ...

    29 July 2026 Times of India
    Under threat shadow, Uluberia interfaith couple to go for hush-hush wedding

    Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court’s order of police protection to an interfaith couple in Uluberia notwithstanding, the two decided to go in for a hush-hush wedding—not revealing any detail to the public—to evade further protest or threat by alleged ...

    29 July 2026 Times of India
    Durga Puja committees gear up for festive season as final phase of Khuti Puja gets over

    Kolkata: Most big ticket Durga Pujas in the city have passed the khuti puja test on the Ulto Rath weekend with only a few, like Tala Prattay, yet to get over the uncertainty and start their preparations.A large number ...

    29 July 2026 Times of India
    Jail to bail in 3 hrs: All 16 NEET protesters get relief after SC order prompts 2nd hearing

    Kolkata: With the Supreme Court restraining states from taking coercive action against NEET protesters, a city court on Tuesday reversed within three hours its jail custody order for all 16 persons arrested for the ruckus at Esplanade during last ...

    29 July 2026 Times of India
    Voter card, Aadhaar, bank a/c, PAN not citizenship proof: HC

    Kolkata: Neither one’s voter card nor Aadhaar nor bank account is conclusive proof of Indian citizenship, the Calcutta High Court has said, refusing to interfere in the state’s proceedings regarding a “Murshidabad man” held in a detention centre for ...

    29 July 2026 Times of India
    After cat scratch, boy lands in ICU with neuro disorder

    Kolkata: An eight-year-old boy from south Kolkata was admitted to the ICU at Peerless Hospital with life-threatening neurological illness from a seemingly harmless scratch by a cat. All diagnostic tests failed to nail the cause of the repeated seizures ...

    29 July 2026 Times of India
    Cubs on cams lift hope for higher Sundarbans tiger count amid carrying capacity alarm

    Kolkata: The latest camera-trap survey in the Sundarbans has offered an encouraging sign for tiger conservation, with the Bengal forest dept recording images of at least 12 female tigers with cubs and sub-adults. The sightings, as per officials, have ...

    29 July 2026 Times of India
    Suvendu praises Purulia drug haul, calls for sustained action against narcotics

    Kolkata: CM Suvendu Adhikari on Tuesday praised Kolkata Police, Special Task Force and Purulia Police after a joint operation foiled an alleged cannabis smuggling attempt, leading to the seizure of 322 kg of cannabis late on Monday. Seven persons ...

    29 July 2026 Times of India
    Health department raids private blood banks

    Kolkata: The health department on Tuesday raided six private blood banks across Bengal, including one in Kolkata, following complaints of irregularities ranging from illegal trafficking of blood and blood components to violation of norms at blood donation camps.The centres ...

    29 July 2026 Times of India
    Day after egg-pelting & assault on TMC neta, cops arrest him

    Kolkata: TMC Hingalganj panchayat samiti president Sahidullah Gazi was arrested on Tuesday, a day after an angry mob dragged him out of the block development office and assaulted him over allegations of taking commissions for releasing welfare scheme funds ...

    29 July 2026 Times of India
    Govt expands Sufal Bangla, plans to end Singur ration scheme for farmers

    Kolkata: The state govt is trying to do away with the middlemen in the farm-to-table segment of agricultural produce by increasing the reach of the state-owned agri-marketing platform Sufal Bangla, state agriculture marketing minister Dilip Ghosh said. While the ...

    29 July 2026 Times of India
    KMC inspects Abhishek properties

    Kolkata: The Kolkata Municipal Corporation on Tuesday conducted physical verification of properties on Kalighat Road that are either owned or co-owned by Abhishek Banerjee, his family or his company. KMC buildings dept decided to conduct an on-the-spot survey of ...

    29 July 2026 Times of India
    ABVP rally against 'anti-national’ forces, attack on scribes

    Kolkata: A day after BJP took out a rally in Kolkata against “anti-national and jihadi” forces launching attacks on media persons, Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad on Tuesday took out a rally to protest the presence of “outside forces” in ...

    29 July 2026 Times of India
    Jubilant kin welcome bail relief with flowers, hugs and tears

    Kolkata: Flower petals rained down and emotional embraces marked the release of 16 accused outside Bankshall Court on Tuesday evening after they were granted bail in connection with Friday's protest over the alleged NEET paper leak.Family members, relatives, friends, ...

    29 July 2026 Times of India
    Teen girl abused, assaulted at home by ‘BJP workers,’ cops start probe

    Kolkata: An 18-year-old girl was allegedly harassed, abused, assaulted and intimidated at her own home by a group of men claiming to be BJP workers in the Girish Park area on Sunday. The girl’s mother, a Trinamool COngress booth ...

    29 July 2026 Times of India
    CM urges NEET toppers to stay back, serve Bengal

    Kolkata: While felicitating NEET toppers at Nabanna on Tuesday, CM Suvendu Adhikari said the state was committed to upgrading and expanding advanced healthcare infrastructure across Bengal. Around 100 NEET toppers were felicitated and presented with laptops, bouquets, and certificates.The ...

    29 July 2026 Times of India
    Coordinated legal push by CJP, Left teams secures bail for 16

    Kolkata: A coordinated legal effort by a battery of state lawyers, working alongside the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) teams in Delhi and Kolkata, culminated in bail for all 16 arrested accused on Tuesday.These lawyers, according to Calcutta High Court ...

    29 July 2026 Times of India
    Two lose Rs 79 lakh in biz, loan fraud cases

    Kolkata: Kolkata Police have launched investigations into two separate cases of financial fraud and cheating recorded across different parts of the city, involving misappropriation of funds, forged business records, and fake loan recovery schemes.In the first incident, officers at ...

    28 July 2026 Times of India
    ‘Sabooj Sathi’ rechristened as ‘Sarathi’

    Kolkata: The Sabooj Sathi scheme has been renamed ‘Sarathi’. A notice was issued with the standard operating procedure (SOP), saying that the fresh process will roll out soon.The notice outlined an SOP for students of Class 9 studying in ...

    28 July 2026 Times of India
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